NEET Biology question

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Read the following statements regarding viruses. (i) These are cellular, infectious, nucleoprotein particles. (ii) They can be grown in culture medium. (iii) Genetic material is either DNA or RNA, but never both. (iv) They can be crystallised. Which of the following statements regarding viruses are correct?

Answer: (C)

Solution

Statement (i) is incorrect: viruses are non-cellular (acellular), not cellular. Statement (ii) is incorrect: viruses cannot grow on inert culture media; they require a living host cell. Statement

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